When Orville James McFadden suffers the sudden and terrible loss of his grandmother and sister, he learns to view the world through a lens of fear. After the collapse of his marriage, Orville is at a crossroads—to slowly die one day at a time or to learn to live a life truly worth living. But, a life without fear has its own dangers.

Luca’s life was perfect until the death of his mother, Francesca. Spiraling deeper downwards into despair and drink, Luca decides to drop everything and move to Italy for a fresh start. There, he meets a beautiful and seductive Italian woman who has a mysterious and potentially dangerous past.